According to district officials, The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) plans to become the first community college district in the nation to generate all its own electricity. A Oct.17 press release said LACCD, the nation’s largest community college district, announced a precedent-setting plan to produce enough of its own electricity to take its nine campuses “off the power grid.
Day: November 15, 2006
Administrative turnovers create a possible stability problem
When Darroch “Rocky” Young announced his impending retirement last week, it stunned many people in the L.A. Community College District who had looked to Rocky to end the revolving door of high-level administrators that have constantly kept the district, and this campus, in flux.
Faculty stats buck gender trends
While national surveys demonstate a continued discrepancy in the male to female gender ratio among college faculty, Pierce College is changing that trend. Thank you to an administration that has hired for the educational value of their instructors rather than for the traditional gender and ethnic stereotypes.
Volleyball prepares for regionals
As they head off another home game on the evening of Nov. 10, the crowd awaited to see an intense game that held everyone to their seats. This wasn’t just another game but the girls’ volleyball team takes their team effort very seriously. They don’t win by luck, but rather by being each other’s support.
Donated cars, trucks give techs hands-on opportunities
Where did all the cars and trucks come from in the Automotive Technology building? The Automotive Technology Department has 20 vehicles to use, all “for educational purposes… and donated from the manufacturers,” said Tom Rosdahl, a professor in the Automotive Technology Department.
Family learns together the value of college
Nolan Burkholder, 12, takes biology, computer science and oceanography classes at Pierce College. Additionally, two other members of his family attend Pierce. His 14-year-old sister, Valerie Burkholder takes English, C++ programming and calculus classes.